> > If you do have a well-defined range *and* you need precision, you can > > have a slider next to an entry or spin button. > > Thats the traditional solution, but from a UI design perspective I've never > really been happy with it. I saw dials implemented on an SGI once and > thought that was a pretty good idea, since end users are familiar with them > in the "real world". The problem remains how you make a dial context > sensitive, where its range is variable depending on other configurations. > > BTW, does GNOME have a dial widget? I don't think GTK does, but maybe I've > just not heard anyone talk about it. Dials are kinda large though. You can fit a lot more sliders and spinbuttons than dials to Ink tool's options.. I am not sure if we have a dial, I think some gtk app might have had such widget somewhere.. Tuomas -- .---( t i g e r t @ g i m p . o r g )---. | some stuff at http://tigert.gimp.org/ | `---------------------------------------'
